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Oil formation volume factor

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002597

The ratio of the volume of oil at reservoir conditions (pressure and temperature) to its volume at standard surface conditions. This factor accounts for the shrinkage of oil as dissolved gas comes out of solution when pressure decreases. It is typically greater than one and is denoted by Bo.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002597
FieldOil and gas
SubjectWell Testing
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002597",
  "term": "Oil formation volume factor",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "The ratio of the volume of oil at reservoir conditions (pressure and temperature) to its volume at standard surface conditions. This factor accounts for the shrinkage of oil as dissolved gas comes out of solution when pressure decreases. It is typically greater than one and is denoted by Bo.",
  "subject": "Well Testing",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/oil-formation-volume-factor/"
}

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